Woman&#39;s burial-robe.



Y K. FENNEMAN. WOMAN'S BURIAL ROBE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. I2. ma.

Patented May .7, 1918.

KATHERINE FENNEMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS..

, WUMANS BUBIAL-ROBE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May "t, 19118.

Application filed January 12, .1918. Serial No. 211,468.

To all 'tChOHL it may concern:

Be it known that I, KATHERINE FENNE- MAN, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVomens Burial- Robes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to burial robes, and has reference more particularly to a burial robe designed and adapted for women, and to be used with half-couch caskets.

Amen g the objects sought by the invention are,to provide a robe that shall combine an artistic and elegant appearance with an conomy of material, to provide a robe which shall do away with the unsightly separation at the waist line, and the unintentional display of cotton skirt, which is a frequent objection to the cheaper grades and styles of burial robes now in vogue for half-couch casket use, to provide a robe which shall be practically adjustable to any size figure, and, generally, to improve the art of womens burial robes 1n the directions of increased economy, practical adaptability to the purposes of such a robe, increased ease of applihave illustrated a practical and useful embodiment of the'invention, and wherein-- Figure 1 is a frontelevation of the complete garment, substantially as it appears on the human form;

Fig. 2 is a rear or back elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, viewed from the right of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4. is a horizontal section on the corresponding line of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section through the intermediate or waist portion of the garment, more particularly illustrating the means for drawing the garment in at the waist line to fit the figure.

My improved burial robe is a one-piece garment; preferably-and in the form herein shown, of three-quarter length. It comprises essentially an inner portion or lining extending from the neck to the waist line and for the full length of the sleeves, which is of sufiiciently heavy fabric to give form to the garment, and terminates at the waist line in a wide hem or draw-string pocket, and an outer or dress portion, preferably of silk, which comprises a one-piece waist and short skirt that is stitched to the hem or drawstring pocket at the upper and lower edges of the latter, and preferably shirred at that point. The lining and the outer or dress cover are both made of substantial width at the waist line, and a draw-string disposed in the draw-string pocket enables the waist portion of the garment to be drawn in so as to present a neat and graceful fit on either stout or thin figures.

Turning now to a more detailed descrip tion of the garment, by reference to the accompanying drawing, 6 designates the front portion, 7 the rear portion, and 8 the sleeve portions of the body or liningof the gar ment, which is preferably made of heavy muslin or light flannel cloth. The rear portion 7 of this lining has a central vertical opening 9 in the back extending from the neck to the waist line,.and at its lower end the lining portion of the garment is formed with a drawstring loop or pocket which may be formed by a broad hem. As shown in Fig.

5, this pocket is preferably formed by stitching to the outer side of the lining a strip or tape 10, the lower edges being turned upwardly and inwardly and stitched together at 11, and the upper edge of the tape or strip 10 being turned downwardly and stitched to the body 6, as indicated at 12. By this construction comparatively wide holder or pocket 13 is formed which receives a drawstring or tape 14:, the ends of which extend through and beyond the two ends of the pocket at the lower end of the back opening 9.

The outer or dress portion of the garment, which, as above stated, is preferably made of silk, comprises integral waist and short-skirt portions designated by 15 and 16, respectively, and sleeve portions 17 that cover the lining sleeve portions 8, and are stitched to the latter at the shoulders and wrists, as indicated at 18 and 19, respec tively. Substantial economy of the expensive outer or dress material is effected, without detriment to the artistic and elegant appearance of the robe when in service, by omitting the usual back portions of the waist and skirt, as is indicated in Figs. 2 and 8. That is to say, the waist portion '15 covers and conceals only the front'portion 6 of the lining, while the skirt portion 16 is made of only sufficient length to extend slightly below the lower edge of the casket cover opening or panel. At its longitudinal edges the skirt portion 16 preferably extends rearvardly or backwardly to a slight extent, as indicated at 16 in Fig. 2, so as to avoid any accidental or careless exposure of the undergarment at the sides of the hips. This one-piece waist and skirt is stitched to the-outer surface of the drawstring pocket 13 of the lining at the points 11 and 12, and is preferably shirred where it covers the said pocket so as to give it both an attractive and artistic appearance at the waist line, and also a considerable degree of transverse elasticity or flexibility, by which is meant adaptability to fit widely varying sizes of waist measure. When the garment has been draped on the figure the waist line is drawn in by manipulating the draw-string 1 the projecting ends of which are tied at the rear in a. knot, such as is indicated at 20 in Fig. 2. The back opening 9 is closed by any suitable or convenient fasteners, and when the robe has been properly. applied to and draped upon the figure, and the latter disposed in the usual recumbent position in the casket, a fully and elegantly dressed appearance or effect is ob tained, and particularly is the unsightly gap at the waist line avoided. Since the garment may be drawn in or gathered to any extent in the back without display of that portion when in use, it may be made of sufli cient width to fit the stoutest figures, and at the. same time be adaptable to the thinnest figures, and all intermediate sizes of Waist measurement, thereby practically enabling it to be made in a standard or stock size.

The elimination of the backouter dress por- I do not limit the invention to the precise embodiment herein selected for purposes of illustrat on, but reserve all such varlations and modifications as fall within the spirit and purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A womans burial robe comprising a body or lining of waist length and relatively heavy material, and formed with a draw-string pocket at its lower edge, an outer or dress covering of relatively light, thin material including integral waist and skirtport-ions stitched at the Waist line to said draw-string pocket, and a draw-string in said pocket.

2. A womans burial robe comprising a body or lining of waist length and relatively heavy material divided in the'back and formed with a draw-string pocket at its lower edge, an outer or dress covering of relatively light, thin material including integral waist and skirt portionsshirred and stitched at the waist line to said draw-string pocket, and a draw-string in said pocket having its ends extending beyond the meet ing ends of the latter.

3. A womans burial robe comprising a body or lining of waist length and relatively heavy material divided in the back and formed with a draw-string pocket at its lower edge, an outer or dress covering of relatively light, thin material including integral front waist and skirt portions stitched at the waist line to said draw-string pocket, said waist and skirt portions terminating laterally substantially at the median side lines of the garment, and a draw-string in said pocket having its ends extending beyond the meeting ends of the latter.

a. A womans burial robe comprising a body or lining of waist length and relatively heavy material having a substantially central, vertical opening in the back, and formed with a draw-string pocket at its lower edge, an outer or dress covering of relatively light, thin material including integral front waist and short skirt portions gathered at the waist line and stitched to the upper and lower edges of said drawstring pocket, said waist and skirt portions terminating laterally substantially at the median side lines of the garment, and a draw-string in said pocket having its ends extending beyond the meeting ends of the latter.

KATHERlNE FENNEMAN.

(lepiea'of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latenta. Washington, D. C." 

